noviceR

thank you all for your helpful words!! It was very refreshing to hear and gave me enough hope to plow through a few more applications. Thank you, wonderful community. *big hugs*

Hello, nurses! I recently passed my NCLEX and am on the job hunt. I somehow survived the rigorous task that is nursing school and I, along with my instructors, noticed how awkward I am around patients! I seem to not have the nursing touch. It came so easily to some of my other classmates (some already were working in the hospital). I am usually an outgoing, helpful and eager learner. However I can't seem to crack the patient-nurse interaction quite right. I seem to pause awkwardly, seem to not have quite enough confidence, and just... not be quite the bedside nurse. I would love to be successful on the floor but feel so low because I don't know exactly what to do to overcome it. There's no Perry and Potter on that. =( Is this common? If anyone had these sentiments, how long until you felt like a nursey nurse? Thank you for any and all help.